A camera fixed on the Austrian's chest pointed at his helmet
gives a first-hand look of the terrifying jump.

The video, posted
on Austrian TV, shows the moment when Baumgartner went into an
uncontrolled
spin. This is dangerous because it could cause blood to rush
to his head, and he could have died. In fact, it almost brought
the skydiver's bid to break the sound barrier to an abrupt end.

The former Austrian paratrooper described the tense moment in a
press conference:

"There was a period of time where I really thought I'm in
trouble," Baumgartner said. "Because I have a manual push button
where I can release a drouge chute [a stabilization chute] which
pulls me out of the flat spin, but at the same I time I knew If I
push that button, this thing is all over, we're not going to fly
supersonic."

Baumgartner had just seconds to make the decision. He was able to
get the spin under control and landed safely on the ground.